Jeff Porter Email & Phone Number

Englewood, Colorado, Us

Responsible for executive management, vision, product strategy, and overall direction of the company.

Responsible for product strategy, thought leadership, consulting, and product development.

Responsible for Product Strategy, Product Development and Marketing

Responsible for developing strategy around Mobile Local solutions.

Beaverton, Oregon, Us

Responsible for ProKarma's Interactive division. (ProKarma purchased MobilePeople Americas). Manage business unit P&L and overall responsibility for strategy, product development and implementationDeveloped go-to-market strategy for new interactive division for ProKarma focused on the mobile local spaceSpearheaded effort to develop & launch Blackberry solution for Research in Motion for FIFA World Cup 2010 in South AfricaDeveloped leading interactive solutions to help customers connect with buyers using mobile devices

København, Hovedstaden, Dk

Responsible for North and South American operations for MobilePeople. Exceeded revenue objectives for first year by over 50%Responsible for development and management of P&L of the business unit Established go-to-market strategy and developed products and services to sell to the US and Latin American marketsHeaded up all marketing initiatives for the company on a global basisReported quarterly updates on P&L and sales performance to company Board of Directors

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VP/General Manager for RHD Interactive’s DexKnows.com Internet Yellow Pages business unit and platform. • Responsible for all P&L of the business unit, sized at $140m in annual revenue and $85m in EBITDA• Developed traffic & usage plan for DexKnows.com that includes combination of organic (walk-in, SEO) and paid traffic components • Leading all product marketing activities, including new product development, product performance management, and sales engagement• Coordinated development of next generation DexKnows.com platform including product definition, UI, sales planning, & migration activities (new platform to launch in December 2008)• Responsible for all aspects of DexKnows.com user experience, usage, customer satisfaction, and traffic• Established key usage and traffic metrics and manages the business based on metrics performance (grew traffic to highest levels ever achieved on the platform)

In charge of product and technology development at RHD Interactive. Responsibilities include cross-functional program management of new product development initiatives, enterprise architecture, software design, development, test, and implementation.

Responsible for digital strategy, innovation, and product development at RHD. Accomplishments included work on strategic partnerships, development of interactive business strategy and plan, and implementation of product development best practices.

Responsible for M&A evaluation (synergies, due diligence, impact analysis, positioning) product innovation initiatives (voice directories, wireless, digitial initiatives), strategic partnerships for key platforms: print, internet, voice, and execution of corporate strategy. • Successfully managed the due diligence process, industry impact assessment, and synergies analysis of Dex Media’s $9.8 billion merger/acquisition with R.H. Donnelley Corporation. Responsibilities included: assessment of strategic rationale from a corporate and industry perspective, determination of synergy opportunities including quantified estimations, and management of the due diligence exchange and analysis process both directly with RHD and via investment banking consultants.

Responsible for product innovation initiatives (voice directories, wireless, digitial initiatives), M&A evaluation, strategic partnerships for key platforms: print, internet, voice, and execution of corporate strategy. • Conducted financial analysis and due diligence on two possible merger/acquisition opportunities for Dex. Activities including analysis of synergies and dyssynergies, determination of company valuation, consideration mix, and accretion/dilution sensitivities.• Continued to drive product innovation work, including industry analysis and strategy revamp of Hispanic product line. Accomplishments include formulation of new joint-venture proposal for Hispanic directories, and market trial proposal for voice enabled directories.

Took over responsibility for the Market Expansion division within DexMedia’s Product Marketing Department. Managed a staff of six, focused on non-traditional revenue growth opportunities, including special directory initiatives, core directory expansion and new business & platform development. 2004/2005 Revenue Goal : $4.5 M Results : $13.2• Developed Internet content expansion model for possible bundling strategies between print and Internet product lines.• Managed expansion of directory product line into 4 markets, all of which exceeded revenue goals, delivering over $5 million in new revenue into Dex Media.• Conducted extensive financial and marketing analysis of 10-year old product line that was unprofitable ($ -8 Million). Final recommendation to terminate the product line increased recongized-topline revenue in 2005 by $8 million & reduced costs by $7 M.• Developed new sales channel for non-YP products.

Responsible for overall direction of the Verio IT Infrastructure Development Group (IDG). Led experienced team in design, development and implementation of critical business systems and new products. Directed virtual team of over 25 managers & developers. Systems supported: Agilent NetExpert, Micromuse Netcool, Inventory Management, HP OpenView, Vitria, and WebLogic.

Developed national products that worked across all Verio acquisitions. Products included national dialup, Microsoft Small business server, caching solutions, hosting, and network monitoring.

Systems administration and network engineering work to build out infrastructure for our telecom clients. Work included Solaris systems administration and Cisco network engineering.

Bs, Electrical Engineering

Mba, Business Management